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Someone hasn't been reading the IT news.
With reports of ID fraud comming almost daily, HP and Fidelity should have taken steps to secure the data and/or the laptop, or at least train those people using them about the ID theft situation out there.

HP should never let that data leave their offices, and Fidelity should have made those employees aware of the consequences of losing the laptop. Let's hope those Fidelity people got thier pink slips and HP's data is better secured.

I can understand Fidelity's lack of such knowledge, they're just bean counters who'd rather read the Wall Street Journal than C/ZDnet news. silly But HP, they make electronics including computers for IT and should have known better to let such data out of the office.
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nice job *******  zunesis | 03/22/06
Re: Nice Job  BXLE | 03/23/06
HP is NOT Alone  mschore@... | 03/24/06
Get with the times  ibabadur1 | 03/22/06
Exactly  SarcasticB | 03/23/06
I agree, though it sounds like it's not HP's fault  John Zern | 03/23/06
It IS HP's fault.  BillWood | 03/23/06
Responsibility starts with FI  Harrim | 03/23/06
Sounds like it is encrypted  Shelendrea | 03/23/06
Fidelity never said it was encrypted  lesfab | 03/24/06
Wrong  BillWood | 03/27/06
It's actually both, but HP first  SarcasticB | 03/23/06
Someone hasn't been reading the IT news.  Mr. Roboto | 03/23/06
They have been reading the  BXLE | 03/23/06
HP has no choice...  John Zern | 03/23/06
Guess HP wont have to notify if HR3997 is law...  redstone | 03/23/06
Just wait until a laptop with the personal info...  Confused by religion | 03/23/06
Won't Matter Milly  DarbyOhara | 03/23/06
Come on now, you actually think  John Zern | 03/23/06
Hey Darby...  TCP?IP'ed | 03/23/06
Well laws are being passed..question is ...  redstone | 03/23/06
how about some fair play?  shraven | 03/23/06
Handling of sensitive data fast and loose  donpar | 03/23/06
I have three words for you Pretty Good Privacy  metalcrit | 03/23/06
Best encryption software  centrum72 | 03/24/06
Pointsec  fdavis | 03/24/06
Encryption  Edj_z | 03/24/06
Legistlation or Lawsuits May Be Needed  mschore@... | 03/24/06
A new oxymoron  dtoub@... | 03/24/06
Encrypted hard drive a MUST  fdavis | 03/24/06
That's right!  BillWood | 03/27/06
Data is more than enough  3dguru | 03/26/06

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